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Harpyrhynchoides zumpti

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Description

Key to species of the group zumpti (females)

1. Genua I and II with 3 setae each (seta v ” absent)............................................................. 4

- Genua I and II with 4setae each (seta v ” present)........................................................... 2

2. Apical segments of legs III and IV with 5 and 4 setae, respectively. Setae h2 shorter than 140......................... 3

- Apical segments of legs III and IV with 6 and 5 setae, respectively. Setae h2 longer than 150................................................................................................... H. brevis (Ewing, 1911) comb. nov.

3. Palp femoragenu with weak lateral notches. Palpalae l”G and dF subequal in length. Setae h2 80–100 long.................................................................................................. H. setophaga sp. nov.

- Palp femoragenu without lateral notches. Palpalae l”G at least twice as long as dF. Setae h2 100–130 long..................................................................................... H. rubeculinus (Cherny and Sixl, 1971)

4. Lateral folds of vulva very short, not even close to reaching posterior margin of idiosoma............................ 6

- Lateral folds of vulva very long, reaching posterior margin of idiosoma.......................................... 5

5. Palpalae l”G 2 times as long as dF. Setae h2 130–170 long............................. H. alaudinus Bochkov, 2000

- Palpalae l”G 1.3 times longer than dF. Setae h2 40–50 long..................................... H. spizella sp. nov.

6. Palpalae l”G subequal to or at most 1.5 times longer than dF................................................... 7

- Palpalae l”G 1.7–2 times longer than dF................................ H. heatherae Bochkov and Galloway, 2013.

7. Setae h2 100–135 long................................................................................ 8

- Setae h2 50–80 long................................................................. H. zumpti (Fain, 1972)

8. Body, including gnathosoma, 370–400 long. Palpalae l”G 1.1–1.3 times longer than dF.................................................................................................. H. vulgaris Bochkov and Galloway, 2004

- Body, including gnathosoma, 320–340 long. Palpalae l”G 1.4 times longer than dF........... H. xanthocephalus sp. nov.

Notes

Published as part of Klompen, Hans, 2014, A review of the zumpti species group of the genus Harpyrhynchoides (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) — ectoparasites of passerines, pp. 401-418 in Zootaxa 3884 (5) on pages 416-417, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3884.5.1, http://zenodo.org/record/231565

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Biodiversity

Family
Harpirhynchidae
Genus
Harpyrhynchoides
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Actinedida
Phylum
Arthropoda
Species
zumpti
Taxon rank
species

References

  • Ewing, H. E. (1911) New predaceous and parasitic Acarina. Psyche, 18, 37 - 43. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1155 / 1911 / 234794
  • Cerny, V. & Sixl, W. (1971) Harpyrhynchus rubeculinus spec. nov. eine neue Milbenart aus der Steiermark (Arachnida, Acari, Trombidiformes). Mittelungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereines fur Steiermark, 100, 388 - 390.
  • Bochkov, A. V. (2000) A new harpirhynchid mite Harpirhynchus alaudinus sp. n. (Acari: Harpirhynchidae) from Alauda arvensis (Passeriformes: Alaudidae) from Russia. Acarina, 8, 91 - 94.
  • Bochkov, A. V. & Galloway, T. D. (2013) New records and new species of mites of the subfamily Harpirhynchinae (Acariformes: Harpirhynchidae) infesting birds in Manitoba, Canada. Acta Parasitologica, 58, 405 - 419. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.2478 / s 11686 - 013 - 0172 - 4
  • Fain, A. (1972) Notes sur les Acariens des familles Cheyletidae et Harpyrhynchidae producteurs de gale chez les oiseaux ou les mammiferes. Acta Zoologica et Pathologica Antverpiensia, 56, 37 - 60.
  • Bochkov, A. V. & Galloway, T. D. (2004) New species and records of cheyletoid mites (Acari: Cheyletoidea) from birds in Canada. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 77, 26 - 44. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.2317 / 0211.01.1